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Ready for Love
04:25
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READY FOR LOVE
Sorted through those dusty old heartaches
Now there’s no regrets to get rid of
Packed up every memory that had a hold on me
I’m ready for love
Pulled out all the clothes from my closet
My favorite dress still fits like a glove
There’s a sparkle in my eye, I’m feeling mighty spry
I’m ready for love
Been too long, romance please appear
I miss your song, whispering in my ear
So I’m shining up my smile for some someone
Declaring to the heavens above
Just in case you didn’t know, I’m really raring to go
I’m ready for love
c 2006, Barbara Martin
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You're Not There
03:19
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YOU’RE NOT THERE
Same nose, a little crooked, same Mona Lisa mouth
Same stray wisp of hair falling across your brow
I know your face, I’d recognize you anywhere
But when I look into your eyes, you’re not there
Once your smile would follow me, sending shimmers cross the room
Now our love seems lost so many light years from the moon
Same voice, a little sadder, floating on the air
But when I listen for our song, you’re not there
2006, Barbara Martin
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Kaleidoscope
05:03
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KALEIDOSCOPE
I’ve tasted you warm and soft as butterscotch
Shivered when you’re grey, as a February day
Been burned by your red hot fury
Healed by the green of forgiveness ‘long the way
Oh, kaleidescope that’s just the way you’re made
I’ve breathed you in fresh and white as a first snow
Stumbled in the black of your darkest secret fears
Soared on your purple waves of passion
Drank in the silver stream of your sweet tears
Oh, kaleidescope I’ll always want you near
‘Cause I love to watch your colors tumble
Reflected in your face
Don’t know the reason or the rhyme
But in the end the crazy jumble
Falls perfectly in place
And the pattern will be different every time
Sometimes a child brash and bright as finger paints
Then you’re the subtle shades of my heart’s deepest dreams
And I know you’ll always see
The many colors in me
Kaleidoscope you set my wild heart free
c Barbara Martin and Greg Trafidlo, 2006
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Beautiful Man
03:30
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BEAUTIFUL MAN
Beautiful man unbearably sensitive beneath the iron mask you wear so well
You let me inside, you showed me your secret places you revealed to no one else
Beautiful man I tried to be a mirror so you’d see how bright you shine
I thought I’d keep you mine
Beautiful man intriguing me with your flashing mind and wary heart of mystery
The touch of your hand once held the meaning of warmth and home and security
Beautiful man you brought me to believe all was possible with love
But that was not enough
Beautiful man you come to my doorstep now to drop a thing or two from years ago
I can’t let you inside ‘cause it took so long to learn how to let you go
Beautiful man forgiveness is a gift from time that I share with you
You did the best you could
c 2006 Barbara Martin
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Star Bright
04:26
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STAR BRIGHT
Star bright, first star I see tonight
Can you hear my prayer?
Will you watch over the one I love
And keep him in your care?
Star bright, I wish with all my might
Wherever he roams
You’ll protect him, come what may
And bring him safely home
Daylight, I’m all right, keepin’ busy as a bee
But when the night falls your twinkle’s all I’ve got for company
Star bright, shine down a guiding light
I’m counting on you
To keep him in your sight
So he can wish upon you, too
Barbara Martin & Joel Evans
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The Lucky One
04:07
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THE LUCKY ONE
Ever since first grade, held my breath and prayed
To be the lucky one
with the golden hair and the skin so fair
Never left to sit at home
I tried everything I could
Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood
Just to feel true love’s sun shining on me
And be the lucky one
Then you came my way, hip, hip, hooray
Finally my day had come
Walking on a cloud, feeling awfully proud
Look at me the lucky one
I tried everything I could
Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood
Just to keep true love’s sun shining on me
And be the lucky one
Then you went away
And I cried for days
But through the tears, the clouds were cleared
Revealing all the joy around me
I tried everything I could
Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood
And I began to feel all of the love under the sun
Inside of me, the lucky one
All the love inside of me, the lucky one
Barbara Martin, 2004
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Find a Way Home
03:47
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FIND A WAY
Two am sing just one more song for the road
Then stumble out to the parking lot, standing empty and cold
The caffeine can’t disguise that I am weary to the bone
Got to find a way, find a way, find a way back home
Been driving hard, playing tag with fortune and fame
But when the lights are gone, the miles drag on
And I get sick of the game
Beneath the engine’s drone I hear you calling sweet and low
Find your way, please, find your way, find your way back home
I’ve been on my own all of my life, it’s made me strong
Made me the kind of girl who hates to say she’s wrong
But tonight at two am I think I see the truth
This lone wolf never walked alone, every step I take there’s you
Spinning out a life line, so that I will always know
How to find my way, find my way, find my way back home
c 2006, Barbara Martin
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Play It Again
04:01
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PLAY IT AGAIN
Reach inside my soul and touch me, play it again
I have come to need your comfort, day and again
Lonely times I waited, thought you’d guess
Now tonight I make my heart’s request
Carry me beyond my burdens, play it again
I have hungered for assurance, say it again
Like a bird held gently in your hand
I am yours, I hope you understand
In this moment between us there is a melody
Weaving our joys and our sorrow together in harmony
A feeling strange yet so familiar, play it again
Sometimes fierce and sometimes tender, again and again
Once a distant murmur deep inside
Now a song we can no longer hide
c 2006 Barbara Martin & Mac Walter
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Hypnotized
04:35
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HYPNOTIZED
I’m tossing and I’m turning, talking in my sleep
Try’n to dream you off my mind, but I’m in way too deep
Too late to let go, I’m in your control
You caught me and captured my soul
It just took looking in your eyes
Now I’m hypnotized
Don’t believe in sorcery, thought I was immune (yet I’m in a daze)
Didn’t stand a chance against your sultry siren’s tune (your mesmerizing ways)
But now I’m obsessed, a woman possessed
A slave to your slightest request
‘Cause you know how to tantalize
Keep me hypnotized
Don’t know what I’m saying, don’t know what I do
Everybody’s laughing ‘cause I’m a fool over you
For better or worse, a blessing or curse
You have made me totally yours
Keeping me mystified
You’re got me hypnotized
c 2006 Barbara Martin & Joel Evans
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My Words
03:22
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Maybe I'm a Fool
03:27
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MAYBE I’M A FOOL
You say you’ve grown weary, love is too much work
Life without me is the answer to your hurt
Might be setting myself up for a blow to my pride
But I’m begging you baby, don’t turn me aside
Maybe I’m a fool, I should let you walk away
But my heart keeps hoping you’ll change your mind and stay
Maybe I don’t know when enough is enough
Maybe I’m a fool who can’t give up
One thing we can count on, nothing stays the same
We either will bend or break with the winds of change
But a love that’s worth keeping is worth fighting for
If we hold onto each other we can weather the storm
Chorus:
Can you honestly look me in the eye
And say all your love for me has really died
Chorus:
Barbara Martin c 2004
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Barbara Martin Waynesboro, Virginia
Jazz and blues singer-songwriter Barbara Martin is the real deal; a true renaissance woman in a genre prone to stereotypes and pigeon-holes. Barbara’s soulful voice and skillful songwriting combined with the ability to transition from chanteuse to girl-next-door to perceptive poet make her delightfully her own woman. ... more
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